Booking.com Genius Rewards Visa

swankytiger · ‎08-05-2025

Booking just released a new card. Issued by First Electronic Bank.

No annual fee
$150 in Credits after spending $1,500 in the first 90 days
Immediate upgrade to genius level 3
Card earns at the following rates:
- 6% back in travel credits on accommodation booked on booking.com
- 5% back in travel credits on travel booked on booking.com
- 3% back in travel credits on dining, gas & groceries
- 3% back in travel credits on “in trip” bookings of up to $10,000. Must be within 50 miles of your trip
- 2% back in travel credits on all other purchases
Annual spend bonus of $100 in travel credits when you spend $15,000 during a cardmember year

https://www.booking.com/co_brand_card.en-us.html

seems interesting if you use booking a lot or independant hotels through them.

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ptatohed · ‎08-05-2025

Prob not for me but I love these types of threads. Thanks swanky!

[Until I can make a pretty signature, here’s an updated draft]

Everyday 5% CB:
Chase prime Visa // citi CUSTOM CASH “A” // citi CUSTOM CASH “B” // citi SHOP YOUR WAY (5% gas (in points), lucrative spending offers) // mylowe’s Rewards // Target circle card

5% CB rotating:
Chase “OG” freedom Visa // DISCOVER it Cash Back // nusenda CU Platinum Cash Rewards

Everyday 4% CB:
US Bank Smartly (v1.0)

Everyday 3% / 2.2% CB:
AOD FCU Visa Signature (3%, sockdrawered) // upgrade Cash Rewards Elite (2.2%, sockdrawered)

Welcome Offer / credits only:
Chase SAPPHIRE PREFFERED (grabbed my $1,000, sockdrawered, will cancel) // NFCU FLAGSHIP REWARDS (elevated Welcome Offer, annual prime credit, sockdrawered)

Hotel card:
Chase IHG ONE REWARDS PREMIER (elevated Welcome Offer, 1 free night/yr)

On my radar:
Langely FCU Signature Cash Back (5% CB monthly selectable cat) // Safe CU Cash Back+ (Quarterly rotating 5% CB cats plus bonus cats) // upgrade MyFive Cash Rewards (5% CB monthly selectable cat) // US Bank Kroger (and family) World Elite Master Card(s) (5% CB Mobile Wallet)

swankytiger · ‎08-05-2025

@ptatohed wrote:
Prob not for me but I love these types of threads. Thanks swanky!

im almost interested in it. Though I will likely just move to the BoA PRE and 1 card it.

Being locked into the booking.com ecosystem sucks but then again it seems like a lot of independant hotels exclusively use booking for their online bookings.

could be a decent secondary travel card for if something happens to the BoA card.

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